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EP 4 285 767 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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28.02.2024 Bulletin 2024/09 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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06.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/49 |
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Date of filing: 27.03.2020 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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Priority: |
28.03.2019 US 201962825339 P
20.03.2020 US 202016825294
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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20721018.8 / 3945922 |
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Applicant: NIKE Innovate C.V. |
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Beaverton, OR 97005 (US) |
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- BAILLY, Devin
Beaverton, Oregon, 97005 (US)
- FLANAGAN, Wade
Beaverton, Oregon, 97005 (US)
- SCHINDLER, Eric S.
Beaverton, Oregon, 97005 (US)
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Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner
Patentanwälte PartG mbB |
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Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München
80639 München (DE) |
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SOLE STRUCTURE OF AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR |
(57) A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising
a fluid-filled chamber having a central portion and a plurality of lobes extending
outward from the central portion, the plurality of lobes forming a first portion of
a peripheral side wall of the sole structure and
a midsole having a plurality of projections inter-fitted with the plurality of lobes
and forming a second portion of the peripheral side wall of the sole structure,
the plurality of lobes including a rear medial lobe, a rear lateral lobe, a front
medial lobe and a front lateral lobe,
wherein the rear medial lobe includes a first portion extending along the medial side
of the sole structure and a second portion extending along a posterior end of the
sole structure, and
wherein the rear lateral lobe includes a first portion extending along the lateral
side of the sole structure and a second portion extending along a posterior end of
the sole structure.